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George Gibson, chief engineer of the Dodge Dart, dies at 92
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| Jack Walsworth
Posted on 01/23/2015 7:21:39 PM PST by smokingfrog
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To: BBell
Easy to work on too. I could swap out a starter in 5 minutes and a water pump in 15 with minimal tools.
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posted on
01/23/2015 7:53:58 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: BBell
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posted on
01/23/2015 7:55:47 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: cripplecreek
"They were good cars with the 232 slant 6 in them."
Or just mebbe a Swinger 340 Six-Pack?
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posted on
01/23/2015 7:57:38 PM PST
by
shibumi
("Walk through the fire - Fly through the smoke")
To: super7man
“Given his 6-foot, 190-pound frame”
“That’s not that big.”
I was just discussing this with Mrs. RQSR. I’m 6-3 and was at the time 185, and had no problems in, and out of my ‘68. Loved that car. Slant six with a three speed column shift, and that little car hauled a..
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posted on
01/23/2015 8:04:46 PM PST
by
rockinqsranch
((Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.))
To: yarddog
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posted on
01/23/2015 8:06:07 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: ifinnegan
“That is until the later 70s when they all started to go downhill.”
My dad bought 78 Econoline new, I bought an 80 Bronco new. Both vehicles 302 V8’s went out at less than 40,000. Tear down revealed the cylinders were overbored which caused pistons to break.
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posted on
01/23/2015 8:06:29 PM PST
by
redfreedom
(All it takes for evil to win is for good people to do nothing - that's how the left took over.)
To: smokingfrog
LOL. Looking back on it, I guess I had some "spiritual" experiences in that Dart.
Like the time I made a left turn and the leaf spring weld let go and the wheels were going one direction and the body was going another. That was a real OMG moment.
But like I said, the engine and transmission were totally first class. And the radio was OK too. ;~))
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posted on
01/23/2015 8:07:44 PM PST
by
Ditto
To: BBell
I think the chevy 235 was the best engine ever!
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posted on
01/23/2015 8:08:44 PM PST
by
Iron head mike
(with a politican's promise and 2 bucks you can get a cup of coffee any where.)
To: smokingfrog
That name sounds familiar. I am going to look it up.
Whoever it was, she was really pretty.
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posted on
01/23/2015 8:11:02 PM PST
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: smokingfrog
Yes, it was Pamela Austin.
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posted on
01/23/2015 8:13:06 PM PST
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: Iron head mike
As far as plain reliability, I vote for the Oldsmobile 425 Rocket V8.
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posted on
01/23/2015 8:15:03 PM PST
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: cripplecreek
I had a Plymouth Duster with a 225 slant 6 in it that I installed myself (Well, me, a buddy, and copious amounts of Miller High Life.). Bought it for $50 and a spare engine for $75. Ran great until the transfer plate sheared off the torque converter and ground everything from the radiator to the front U-joint into shavings. I think I got back in salvage what I paid into it, but the summer of ‘82 was a blast. LOLOL
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posted on
01/23/2015 8:17:16 PM PST
by
Viking2002
(Buy a generator and alert the power company - next Christmas, I go Full Griswold.)
To: cripplecreek
And the parts were cheap and widely available.
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posted on
01/23/2015 8:20:03 PM PST
by
BBell
(breathe easy obey the law)
To: smokingfrog
so 6ft 190 pound man was big in the 60’s?
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posted on
01/23/2015 8:20:11 PM PST
by
Chiefwilnel
(what goes here?)
To: Yardstick
I love the image of that. People don't realize how personal engineering is. Sounds corny, but there's so much passion poured into even the everyday objects around us. Every little thing has a story behind it. Some engineer proving himself through his designs.
I cannot think of the author's name, but a fascinating book on this subject is The Existential Pleasures of Engineering, which I highly recommend.
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posted on
01/23/2015 8:22:56 PM PST
by
Nepeta
To: yarddog
Yup. And the Dodge sheriff: “You in a heap a trouble, boy.”
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posted on
01/23/2015 8:23:57 PM PST
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: smokingfrog
my first car was a 65 then i bought another. dropped an old scrap plymouth 225 into it in my dads back yard. leaked like sieve in the front.
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posted on
01/23/2015 8:24:35 PM PST
by
kvanbrunt2
(civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
To: Iron head mike
I said the the slant six was one of the bests. 283,289,318, ford’s 300 C.I. strait 6,flat head V8..........etc.
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posted on
01/23/2015 8:26:38 PM PST
by
BBell
(breathe easy obey the law)
To: Chiefwilnel
so 6ft 190 pound man was big in the 60s? In the sixties it was.
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posted on
01/23/2015 8:28:27 PM PST
by
BBell
(breathe easy obey the law)
To: yarddog
![](http://www.adbranch.com/wp-content/uploads/chrysler_dodge_rebellion_1966.jpg)
The Dodge Rebellion girl.
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posted on
01/23/2015 8:30:07 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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